Preserving the living past : John C. Merriam's legacy in the state and national parks / Stephen R. M...
Preserving the living past : John C. Merriam's legacy in the state and national parks / Stephen R. M...
Preserving the living past : John C. Merriam's legacy in the state and national parks / Stephen R. Mark.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.
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N560.92/2
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English
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Physical content
xv, 204 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Why save the redwoods? -- To Berkeley and beyond -- Paleontologist of the Far West -- An upward trajectory -- Redwoods and research -- Interpreting the national parks -- A voice for wilderness -- Building state parks -- What nature means.
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Berkeley : University of California Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"An environmental visionary who played a key role in California's early conservation movement, John C. Merriam (1869-1945) saw more to preserving nature than just protecting scenery. Merriam was a pioneering paleontologist who brought perspectives from his career in science to his role as a conservationist, envisioning parks as prime venues where c...
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Preserving the living past : John C. Merriam's legacy in the state and national parks / Stephen R. Mark.
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John C. Merriam's legacy in the state and national parks.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-191) and index.
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N560.92/2
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74VKPyNaMvLX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPyNaMvLX
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0520241673 (alk. paper)
9780520241671 (alk. paper)
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560.92
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991019764239702626
